Utah Travel Headlines

Thursday, August 16, 2012

Bridge Move Will Cause Closures On I-80 This Weekend

Utah crews are working hard to complete
major freeway reconstruction projects before cold weather sets in.
This weekend the westbound bridge on I-80 at Wanship will be
replaced. The westbound lanes will be totally closed from Friday (Aug
17) at 7 pm until Saturday at about 7 pm. Eastbound lanes will remain
open.

The eastbound bridge is scheduled to be
replaced August 25-26.

Crews will demolish the current bridges
and then move pre-built new bridges into place, using innovative
technology.

I-80 is a major east-west artery that
carries heavy traffic across much of the U.S. Utah's Department of
Transportation encourages drivers to use I-70 through Weber Canyon as
an alternate route to avoid the closures. I-70 connects with I-15 in
the Ogden area and I-15 connects with I-80 in Salt Lake City, so the
detour does not cause much problem for people driving east-west.

I-80 in Parley's Canyon (between Salt
Lake City and Park City) is being restricted to one lane each
direction at night through the end of August to allow crews resurface
the road.

In Salt Lake City, the ramp from
northbound I-15 to westbound I-80 will be closed Friday night for
maintenance.

I-15 in the Provo area is still under
major construction but conditions there are now improving every week
as segments are completed. That project will be finished this fall.

Meanwhile, the southbound exit from
I-15 to US Hwy 6 in Spanish Fork will be moved this weekend and that
will briefly disrupt traffic.